MCCA 2011: Following the Suffering Servant as an Asian American
MCCA 2011: Following the Suffering Servant as an Asian American
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Relationship with Self
Dangers of being colorblind described in Why we need Asian Americans.
Relationship with Jesus
“Asians are 5% of the population.. yet less than 1/3 of 1% of executive positions.. less than 1% of board positions.. even though Asians are better educated and make more money than any other group in America…” [source]
Asian Americans’ Rising Suicide Rates
A Family Suicide Risk in US Asians?
Relationship with Parents
Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Following Jesus without Dishonoring Your Parents
Relationship with the World
1 in 7 marriages are interracial — nearly 15% [source]
Eric Liu’s The Accidental Asian
7,000 Asian American churches in USA; 15.2 M Asian Americans [source]
Stats
- 86 percent of Asian Americans are high school graduates.
- 49 percent of Asian Americans are college graduates.
- 20 percent of Asian Americans have graduate degrees (M.A., M.D., J.D., Ph.D.).
- Asian Americans have the highest median household income of any racial group ($64,238). [source]
Other Resources
- Gospel Empowered Authenticity and Transparency Dr. Paul Kim – [Download MP3]
- Asian American Christian Thought and Theological History: Pastoral Implications for Diversity and Innovation in a Multiracial Church – Stephen Um and Julius Kim [MP3; The Gospel Coalition 2011 Conference in Chicago]
- Many more books and articles
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I really like it! Thanks for the amazing facts about Asian Americans.
Wanchen
Wanchen Kuo
September 7, 2011 at 3:59 pm